6/2/2000: According to the Cobb Sheriff's department, an off-duty sheriff's deputy was working security at the Krystal restaurant when he noticed Mendoza and a female engaged in some suspicious activity by a car in the parking lot. The deputy approached the couple and began to question them. When the deputy attempted to pat down Mendoza, he ran away on foot. According to a initial incident report filed by Cobb Police, Mendoza "produced a handgun and attempted to fire at [the deputy], but shot himself instead." https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ev4cfgtIzlU2kFmAztUbYB5pSGSQa-7y2c1upoZWzRY/edit?usp=sharing